Headed home

After a long day ... the MRI is done, IV is out and we are headed home! Mia is doing pretty good just tired and ready to be home.

Doctor apts...

This summer Miss Mia has been have some pretty intense pain and it's been occurring more frequently. 

The last 5 or 6 weeks have brought on some added challenges for Mia. She has been feeling nauseous, unable to eat at times and has even lost some weight.  In the last week or she has also started to have some chest pain. 

I called her Drs at UW children's yesterday and they felt that Mia should be seen right away.  So we left home about 9 this morning as she had 2 appointments today. Both of the Drs that she saw today felt that Mia needed to have her blood drawn to check her labs and an MRI of her head & neck asap.
MRIs normally take awhile to get scheduled but they wanted her to have it before she left the hospital. So they were going to admit Mia to the hospital if the MRI could not be done today.  Luckily they got her in the schedule, she has numbing cream on her arms now and will be getting blood drawn and an IV put in shortly.
Noah and Addy had came with us today, poor addy cried hard at the idea of Mia having to stay.  Rich is taking Noah & Addy home now and then coming back here to Mia & I.
As long as everything looks okay on the MRI Mia will get to go home this evening.

Back to school

Mia went back to school today. 
She had a nice surprise from her best friend Gwen. Gwen got Mia some craft things and made her a card which she had gotten lots of kids and teachers to sign!
All in all her first day back went pretty well.
On a side note. ..
When I went to the school the other day too get some of Mia's homework, I got the nicest compliment about Mia from her math teacher. She said "Mia handles all of this with such grace and  no matter what she may be dealing with, she always has a smile on her face."
What a great thing to hear about your child. Mia never ceases to amaze us. She illustrates bravery, perseverance and strength that rival most adults. She has shown us that a bright smile can be contagious and can make even the worst of days feel wonderful.
We have to be thankful for our struggles because without them we will never find our strengths.....
So thanks to our little Mia for teaching us all to choose joy and find the rainbows in the rain, no matter what our situation may be! Here we think we teach our children and then we realize they are the ones teaching us.
We love you Mia

Snow day

Mia had a rough evening last night with quite a bit of pain. After some advil, her ice pack and a good night's sleep she was feeling better this morning.  She still has a little discomfort, swelling and bruising today. 
Mia still wanted to get out and play in this beautiful white snow we have,  so we all played outside for a little while.  Now we are snuggled on the couch watching The Santa Clause and having popcorn!

Recovering

Mia is a little more swollen and a little bruised today. Her, Addy, Bella and Mariah helped my mom to decorate her christmas tree today.  Mia is napping right now when she wakes up we are going to decorate our Christmas tree! 

Getting closer to home

Mia has had some pressure and discomfort today from the swelling she has on her cheek and eye area. We are about 2-3 hours from home.  We are all anxious to get home and relax this weekend!

Headed home

The eye dr said that Mia's eye looked good at her appointment the morning.  So... we packed our stuff, checked out of the hotel and got on the road about 10:30 Ohio time.  We just stopped at Cracker Barrel for some breakfast....then we will be back on the road to home!